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TIL that according to moderate estimates, the Romans possibly lost over 40,000 men in a single day at the Battle of Cannae (216 BC), which may have accounted for somewhere between 5 to 10 percent of the total Roman male population during the late 3rd century BC period.

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XEreX TIL The Belgian Horse on its own, can pull around 8000lbs and when working with another Belgian it can pull three times as much at 24,000lbs, showing that the value in two is much greater than in one.
1LND TIL the city of Minneapolis has more than 11 miles of “skyway” connecting nearly every building in the downtown area. This includes apartment buildings and even a college, so that some residents never have to leave the system of interconnected structures in the course of their day-to-day lives.
awXAb TIL water is diamagnetic. If you have enough salt in the water and put a magnet near close by it, it will push the water.
QRX9 TIL that in 1896, a serial killer due to be executed was subpoenaed to give evidence in another trial, but it was decided that her testimony would be inadmissible, as she was considered legally dead upon receiving her sentence.
d8x99 TIL the flags of many African nations have the colors green, gold and red borrowed from the flag of Ethiopia, which remained outside European control during the colonial era by defeating Italy. As a result, the country drew the admiration of many newly independent states in Africa.